Win: Rick Rubio (22-5) Loss: Bill Leon (8-12)
Save: Larry Rhoads (34)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Leon pitching. Steve Brandon flies out to the left fielder. Phillip Premium doubles to left field. Lyman Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Frank Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Rick Rubio pitching. Butch Zientara reached on a fielding error by Frank Kane. Yunier Caceres strikes out. Edgar Henderson strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Daley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Sullivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Connors triples. Jesus Seerey singles past the third baseman. Matt Connors scores. Jesus Seerey steals second. Rick Rubio singles to center field. Jesus Seerey scores. Steve Brandon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Marty Scarbery grounds out to the third baseman. Hisao Okano strikes out. Brooks Milchin singles to right field. Vern Small lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Phillip Premium doubles to right field. Lyman Brantley walks. Frank Kane grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Phillip Premium advances to third on the play. Jodie Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Leon strikes out. Butch Zientara grounds out to the second baseman. Yunier Caceres pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ryan Sullivan singles to left field. Matt Connors reached on a 2-base throwing error by Edgar Henderson. Jesus Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Rick Rubio grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Sullivan scores. Matt Connors advances to third on the play. Steve Brandon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Edgar Henderson grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Daley pops out to the shortstop. Marty Scarbery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Phillip Premium singles to left field. Lyman Brantley singles to center field. Frank Kane flies out to the center fielder. Jodie Davis doubles to right field. Phillip Premium scores. Lyman Brantley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Boggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Sullivan strikes out. Matt Connors singles to left field. Jodie Davis scores. Jesus Seerey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Hisao Okano strikes out. Brooks Milchin pops out to the second baseman. Vern Small flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Rick Rubio grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Brandon grounds out to the second baseman. Phillip Premium grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ed Boggs pops out to the first baseman. Butch Zientara reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Kane. Yunier Caceres singles to left field. Butch Zientara scores. Edgar Henderson strikes out. Bill Daley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Lyman Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Kane walks. Jodie Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Kane is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jodie Davis steals second. Vern Small throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ryan Sullivan is hit by a pitch. Matt Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Marty Scarbery grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Hisao Okano singles to center field. Brooks Milchin flies out to the right fielder. Vern Small strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jesus Seerey grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Rubio grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Steve Brandon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dode Seaton is pinch hitting for Ed Boggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dode Seaton singles to right field. Julio Ayala is pinch hitting for Butch Zientara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Julio Ayala walks. Yunier Caceres flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ernaga is pinch hitting for Edgar Henderson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Ernaga singles to right field. Dode Seaton scores. Julio Ayala advances to third on the hit. Bill Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill Daley flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Julio Ayala scores. Marty Scarbery hits a home run. Tom Ernaga scores. Hisao Okano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Montreuil pitching. Phillip Premium walks. Lyman Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Kane doubles to left field. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Phillip Premium scores. Frank Kane advances to third on the play. Ryan Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Larry Rhoads comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Brooks Milchin singles to right field. Vern Small grounds out to the shortstop. Brooks Milchin advances to second on the play. Billy Holbrook is pinch hitting for Ed Montreuil. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Holbrook flies out to the left fielder. Julio Ayala singles past the shortstop. Brooks Milchin scores. Yunier Caceres walks. Tom Ernaga grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Phillip Premium 2 (28), Frank Kane (24), Jodie Davis (25).3B - Matt Connors (4).GIDP - Frank Kane.HBP - Ryan Sullivan (2). Baserunning: SB - Jodie Davis (14), Jesus Seerey (16). Fielding: E - Frank Kane 2.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Terry Petry did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Terry Petry did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Krenchicki improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Carter did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Hesketh improves in speed Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Everitt improves in power_vs_righty Al Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Murakami did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Fox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Terry improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Rogers improves in range Mark Macphee improves in C